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Our 8 month old pup has been crate trained to sleep and nap in our guest room with the door shut, sound machine on, cover on the crate. Our other dog initially sleeps in our bed but leaves to sleep in the living room at a certain point so that’s why we have the puppy sleeping in a separate closed room. She still occasionally cries when entering her crate but usually when she’s still a little keyed up from playing or something. We have a soft-sided travel crate we have been training her in – she knows it’s a crate, has meals/treats in there, etc.

My sister was visiting so we thought it’d be a good opportunity to test her in the travel crate overnight in our bedroom, as this would likely happen when we go on vacation or visit my family (her sharing a room with us). She barked and pawed at the crate for a while and our older dog didn’t know what to do with himself and couldn’t settle down either. We ended up putting her wire crate in my office with the door shut and sound machine on and she settled after 10 minutes or so.

We are definitely going to have to figure out how to get her to sleep in our room for future trips so I’m wondering if anyone has tips on how to get her better used to the travel crate and sleeping in new areas/with us?

She’s about 9 or 10 weeks old, not sure of her breed yet (embark is in process). So far we just keep trying to redirect her but it doesn’t really work, she’s incredibly stubborn about it and very very set on the gates. Sometimes she’s randomly set off and starts doing it, other times it’s because one of our cats meows from upstairs and she hears it and that sets her off. What can we do to stop this?

i adopted our puppy about a month ago and the shelter estimated her to be about 3-4 months old at the time of adoption, give or take.

at this point, she knows to do her business outside and immediately does when we go out. however, even if she does #1 and #2, she will do both again inside within 20 minutes with no warning, and we are taking her out every hour or if she goes to the door. she will also go in her crate even though it is a small one.

our other dog was not from the shelter and had a much more solid and consistent potty training routine from a much younger age, so we are unsure of where to go from here. especially because this isn’t our new puppy’s fault, obviously— she was caught as a stray and spent a month going in a kennel and was going in there instead of going outside. any tips? we used bells on the door with our other dog and tried that again with our new puppy to no avail.

So our 9 week old golden puppy has been home with us for a week now and we’ve established a great 1 up 1.5-2 down routine , with all naps and overnight sleep in his crate. He has absolutely no problem settling in his crate to sleep (we have blankets and cover it) but the issue is having to keep a constant eye and company when he is awake! My SO wfh and will be dealing with him alone next week while I go into the office, and is very worried about juggling meetings and the puppy.. we were thinking of confining him to the kitchen with the door open so he can freely toilet outside during the times where he is bound to a meeting when he is awake. The ideal scenario is ofc he plays nicely by himself but I suppose he is only still a baby!

any tips fellow puppy owners? How old do they get better at settling by themselves?

I have a communal garden where all neighbors can hear and see you, we all walks ours dogs there.

And I just came to the realization that we look so dumb, I was throwing a party because he was peeing… like this dog just came back from the moon !

At least, I must be a good entertainment for them ahah

Anyway, good luck to everyone going through it, we are in this together.

Hello,

I wanted to ask others for their experience for how they worked with their puppy when they had to leave for work. I’m nervous. He’s a 3.5 month yorkipoo, I’ve had him for 2 months, and we’ve developed a solid routine (but that’s bc I’ve always been him).

My puppy will be 4 months by the time I take on my new job that unfortunately has me in the building all day. Someone will be with him 3/5 days, so it’s those two days alone that worry me.

Ive recently started to step out to run errands that take about 2 hours or so . Like the title says, he cries even before I leave. I get in the shower, he cries before semi settling again. I get out and do the rest of the routine, he cries and whines throughout it. He will start barking with keys and hearing the door open. I don’t make leaving a big deal since he is in his crate covered after fulfilling his needs. He will cry once I’m gone but settles after a few minutes. He is in his crate for all of this. He has woken up by the 2 hour mark and will whine softly or bark occasionally until I arrive. I don’t give him attention right away either.

I think that maybe if he hears the same routine even if I don’t go anywhere will be helpful. I’ve ordered a pen that fits his crate and gives him room while his crate is open. How should I start a mock work schedule? Any toys that are safe enough to be with unsupervised? I have a camera but not a puppy/dog specific tool. I plan to ask family to feed him for lunch but I don’t think they’ll stay more than 20 minutes so should I try looking for a dog sitter? He’s been babysat at my parent’s home for a few hours at a time but he rarely sleeps well bc he’s excited (there’s a dog and the home is pretty lively) even though he also has a crate there. I would like to take him to a day care but he won’t be fully vaccinated until mid/late May.

I would appreciate any recommendations and tips.